Social norms are the glue that holds society together, yet our knowledge of them remains
heavily intellectually siloed. This article provides an interdisciplinary review of the emerging …

Imitation and innovation work in tandem to support cultural learning in children and facilitate
our capacity for cumulative culture. Here we propose an integrated theoretical account of …

Winner of the William James Book Award “Magisterial... Makes an impressive argument that
most distinctly human traits are established early in childhood and that the general …

Reason, we are told, is what makes us human, the source of our knowledge and wisdom. If
reason is so useful, why didn't it also evolve in other animals? If reason is that reliable, why …

Humans are a puzzling species. On the one hand, we struggle to survive on our own in the
wild, often failing to overcome even basic challenges, like obtaining food, building shelters …

A scientist integrates evolutionary biology, genetics, psychology, economics, and more to
explore the development and workings of human societies.“There is no good reason why …

Michael Tomasello offers the most detailed account to date of the evolution of human moral
psychology. Based on experimental data comparing great apes and human children, he …

Untitled Page 1 Page 2 RULES Page 3 the lawrence stone lectures Sponsored by The Shelby
Cullom Davis Center for Historical Studies and Prince ton University Press A list of titles in this …

Although psychologists have paid scant attention to the sense of obligation as a distinctly
human motivation, moral philosophers have identified two of its key features: First, it has a …

To predict and explain the behavior of others, one must understand that their actions are
determined not by reality but by their beliefs about reality. Classically, children come to …